Rail crossing



June 1931. w. R. HESSKEW ET AL 1,811,129

RAIL CROSSING Filed Sept. 10, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l I /z I5 5 W/LL/AM E. Hess/(5w AND F JOSEPH 'J, NULTY INVENTORS mm: /z BY 'ATTORNEY June 23, 1931. w. R. HESSKEW ET AL RAIL CROSSING Filed Sept. 10, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MLL/AM E. Hess/ 5w A/va z/OJEPH d. NULTY INVENTORS ATTO Patented June 23, 1931 -UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- 1 ILLIAM nnssxnw AND JOSEPH J. NuL'rY, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS RAIL CROSSING Application filed September 10,1930. Serial No. 480,976.

Our present invention has reference to a railway crossing in which a track made up of T-rails is crossed by a track made up of joint rails and in which provision is'made for thefree and uninterrupted"passage of the wheels of the rolling stock traveling on either of the tracks over the crossing.

A further object is to simplify, cheapen, strengthen and improve the rail crossing upon which wereceived U. S. Letters Patent 1,696,482,dated Dec. 25, 1928, To the attainment of the foregoing the invention consists in the improvement here- 1 ina-fter described and definitely claimed. In the drawings; v

fi re l is a P a Vi w a s ng i accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. v

Figure 3 is a similar view, approximately on the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a similar sectional view on the line 41 of Figure 1;

F gure 5 is a side elevation loolnng toward V the confronting notchedand beveled ends of the channeled rails. The track on which the heavy rolling stock travels is made up of T-rails and these rails are indicated in the drawings by the numeral 1. The rails 1 are uninterrupted, that is, the said .ra-ils extend the length of the cross ing and the. heads and base flanges uponthe outer sides of the rails 1 are abutted by the head and cut-away base flanges of reinforcing rails 2. Spaced from the rails 1 by suitable spacer blocks 7 there are the guard rails 1. The baseflanges of the rails 1, 2 and 1 rest upon and are welded to plates 5, and these plates have their edges flanged upwardly and inwardly, as at 6, to partiallyoverlie and engage'with the outer base flangesof the reinforcing rails 2 and the guard rails 4 The plates 5 are positioned upon the rails 1, 2 and 4; when in heated condition and if desired suitable rivets may. connect the rails to the plates in addition to the welding thereof. a a

. The rails 1 and the guard rails f1 are held in proper spaced relation through the medium of'spacer blocks or' plates 7 which are disposed in contact with the confronting webs of the said rails 1 and 4. The inner edges of the spacer blocks or members 7 are provided with recesses that form pockets for the heads of bolts 8 that pass through the spacer members 7 and through the webs of the guard rails 4, the saidbolts being engaged'by suitable nuts. i V a The channeled rails over which street or interurban cars pass are of the usual construction and are indicated by the numeral 9 in the drawings. The channeled rails are of a greater height than the railsl, 2 and 4, the latter, of course, being of the same height and thechanneled rails 9, at the crossing are made up of sections to include an inner member and outer or end members. The-heads of the members at their confronting ends are beveled, as at 10, to the wheel receiving grooves therein and the confronting faces of the respective channeled rail sections arecutaway at the terminal of the beveled portions 9, the ends of the webs of the said cut-away portions of the channeled rails being straight, as at 10, the lower portions of the said webs being notched inwardly and downwardly, as at 11, while the base flanges 12 of the said rails are extended and the ends thereof are in contacting engagement with each other. The channeled rails 9 have theirbase flanges 12 connected-by plates 13 which are welded thereto, the said plates having their outer edg med w o twa d y a inw y inclined flanges 1 1 to overlie the base'flanges of the said rails 9, The plates 13, as Well as their flanges ltare welded to the base flanges of the rails 10, being arranged on the rails when in heated'condition'but suitable rivets or like securing means may pass through the flanges 14,-the base-flanges of therails 9 andthe plates 13. i y v The outer faces of the balls or heads of the rails 2 and 4 are notched or cut-away as indicated by the numeral 16, and in these cutaway portions the ends ofthe rails 9'' are received, the ends lQ of the said rails 9 .contacting with the outer faces of the webs of the said rails 2 and 4, while the notches =11 ece re the ein the ba fla es as Well a the angle 'flahgesj'fi f the plates 'fithere n,

said plates 5 resting directly upon the upper edges of the plates 13.

Bolted to firmly secure the same in the outer fishing spaces of the channeled rails 9 and in the outer fishing spaces of the reinforcing rails 2 and the guard rails 4 there are angle fishing plates 15.

lVith our construction it will be noted that the crossing, while cheaply constructed and readily assembled presents a strong, sturdy structure, the welded flange receiving grooves in the channeled rails being arranged in a plane with the top of the rails 1, 2 and 4. As disclosed by Figure 2 of the drawings the tread of the wheel for heavy rolling stock will not only travel over the head of the rail 1 but will also be supported on the head of the reinforcing rail 2. The distance between the confronting faces of the heads of the rails 1 and 4 is comparatively slight so that the wheels of the cars passing over the channeled rails will not fall into this space but will travel from the channeled rails over the guard, main and reinforcing rails without apparent interruption.

By reference to Figure 1 of the drawings it will be seen that the inner faces of the heads of the guard rails from the outer ends thereof are cut angularly, as at 17 to provide what may be termed a flared entrance for the wheels of rolling stock passing over the rails 1 of the crossing.

It is, of course, to be understood that the tracks constituting the T-rails and the channeled rails at the crossing may be arranged other than at right angles with respect to each other as disclosed by the drawings and while we have presented one satisfactory embodiment of our improvement obviously we do not wish to be restricted to the details of construction illustrated and herein set forth and, therefore, hold ourselves entitled to make such changes therefrom as fairly fall within the scope of what we claim.

By reference to the drawings it will be noted that the ends of thecup or inclined portion of the channel rails extend upwardly about of an inch above the rails 1 so that a street car will travel up to its flange crossing onto its base wheel bearing,

then the difference in circumference of the wheel flange and base will take the wheel on over without a thud or drop to street cars. This is important in service as a wheel is intended to use its base bearings to every possible extent. This slope extends back about 8 inches to full size of the ball or head of the rail and the slope 10 is necessary to accommodate different size flanges as they wear. Each of the channeled rails employed will be of suflicient'height without necessitating the cutting thereof to accommodate T rails except parts thereof heretofore'described. The filler block 7 fully fills the fishing spaces between the rails 1 and 4c and the upper and central portion of the block 7 between the confronting sides of the heads of the rails 1 and 4 is grooved to accommodate the flange of the wheels traveling over the crossing.

While we have illustrated and described the rails at the corners of the crossing connected together by the angle fish plates 15, the employment of such fish plates is not an absolute requirement and as a matter-of-fact may be found unsatisfactory for the reason that it is desirable that the rails be'not weakened by bolt openings. Therefore, in lieu of the fish plates the confronting ends or surfaces of the rails 9, 2 and 4, as well as the angle flanges 6 of the plates 5 may be welded together, as disclosed by Figure 2 of the drawingsand as indicated in the said Figure 2 by the character 17.

Having described the invention, we claim:

1. A railroad crossing made up of channeled rails having their confronting ends spaced, their base flanges extending from their ends and their webs at the juncture with the base flanges notched, plates welded under and to the base flanges of the rails, T-rails of a less height than the channeled rails, arranged beneath the confronting ends of the channeled rails and comprising each a main rail, a reinforcing rail contacting the main rail and a guard rail spaced from the main rail, a plate welded to the under faces of the base flanges of the reinforcing and guard rails and resting on the connecting plates for the channeled rails and having their outer base flanges received in the notches of said channeled rails and angle fish plates secured to and arranged in the outer fishing spaces of the reinforcing rail, the guard rail and the channeled rails.

2. A railroad crossing made up of channeled rails having their confronting ends spaced, their base flanges extending from their ends and their webs at the juncture with the base flanges notched, plateswelded'under and to the base flanges of the rails, T-rails of a less height than the channeled rails, arranged beneath the confronting ends of the channeled rails and comprising each a main rail, a reinforcing rail contacting the main rail and a guard rail. spaced from the main rail, a plate welded to the under faces of the base flanges of the reinforcing and guard rails and resting on the connecting plates for the channeled rails and having their outer base flanges received in the notches of said channeled rails and angle fish plates secured to and arranged in the outer fishing spaces of the reinforcing rail, the guard rail and the channeled rails and said reinforcing and guard rails having their heads notched to receive the ends of the channeled rails there- 1n.

3. A railroad crossing made up of a plurality of channeled rails, which have their confronting ends spaced, their base flanges iao extended to contact with each other and their webs at their juncture with the base flanges notched, plates having inwardly flanged edges welded to the under and upper faces of the base flanges of the channeled rails, said channeled rails having their heads beveled downwardly to their ends, T-rails, each comprising a main rail, a reinforcing rail for the main rail having its inner base flange cutaway so that the head and cut-away portion of the base flange will contact With the head and base flange of the main rail and a guard rail for the main rail, filler blocks in the fishing spaces between the main rail and the guard rail and bolted to the guard rail, plates having inwardly directed angle edges welded to the under faces of the base flanges of the T- rails and the flanges thereof welded to the upper portions of the base flanges of the reinforcing and guard rails, said plates designed to rest on the connecting plates for the channeled rails and to have their ends received in the notches of the channeled rails, the heads of the reinforcing and guard rails being notched to receive therein the head portions of the channeled rails to arrange the lower Walls of the. grooves of the channeled rails in a plane with the heads of the T-rails and right angle fishing plates received in the outer fishing spaces of the channeled rails, the guard and reinforcing rails and bolted thereto.

4. A railroad crossing made up of channeled rails having their confronting faces spaced, their base flanges extended beyond their ends and their webs, at the uncture with the base flanges, notched, plates welded under and to the base flanges of the rails, T-rails of a less height than the channeled rails arranged beneath the confronting ends of the channeled rails and comprising each a main rail, a reinforcing rail in contact with the main rail,and a guard rail spaced from the main rail, the heads of the reinforcing and guard rails being notched to receive therein the heads of the channeled rails and to permit of the webs -of the channeled rails contacting with the webs of the said reinforcing and guard rails, a plate welded to the inner faces of the base flanges of the main T-rail and the reinforcing and guard rails and resting upon the connecting plates for the channeled rails, said plates having angle flanges to overlie the outer base flanges of the guard and reinforcing rail and the channeled'rails being notched to receive the said flanges therein and the confronting surfaces of the rails of the crossing being welded together.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

WILLIAM R. HESSKEW. JOSEPH J. NULTY. 

